Patents Assigned to of Illinois
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Patent number: 11958142Abstract: Systems and methods to control pulse welding are disclosed. An example welding-type system includes: power conversion circuitry configured to convert input power to welding-type power; and control circuitry configured to control the power conversion circuitry to output the welding-type power in a plurality of pulse cycles, each pulse cycle comprising a background phase, a ramp up phase, a peak phase, and a ramp down phase. Controlling the power conversion circuitry involves: during the ramp up phase of the pulse cycles, controlling the power conversion circuitry in a current-controlled mode and switching to controlling the power conversion circuitry in a voltage-controlled mode when a peak transition voltage is reached; and during the ramp down phase of the pulse cycles, controlling the power conversion circuitry in a current-controlled mode and switching to controlling the power conversion circuitry in a voltage-controlled mode when a background transition voltage is reached.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Craig Steven Knoener, Lucas Charles Johnson, Zach W. MacMullen, Charles Ace Tyler, Christine Dong
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Patent number: 11957291Abstract: A system (10) for loading at least one conveyor warewasher (1, 1?) with washware includes a feed conveyor belt (11) for delivering washware to at least one loading region of the conveyor warewasher (1, 1?) and a detection system (15), in particular an optical one, configured to detect at least one of the following parameters of the washware on the feed conveyor belt (11) when delivering the washware (9a, 9b, 9c) to the loading region: (i) a type of the washware, (ii) a degree of soiling of the washware, and/or (iii) an order of the washware and/or an alignment of the washware relative to the feed conveyor belt (11). The detection system (15) has an assigned evaluation device, which is configured to control the delivery of the washware to the at least one loading region as a function of at least one of the detected parameters.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Martin Schrempp, Harald Disch, Adrian Boldt
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Publication number: 20240115686Abstract: Compositions and methods for eliciting an immune response in a subject (such as against Shigella) are provided. In examples, the compositions can include fusion proteins including one or more epitopes from Shigella or E. coli. In examples, the methods can include administering a disclosed fusion protein to a subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisInventor: Weiping Zhang
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Publication number: 20240116911Abstract: Disclosed herein are antibacterial compounds that accumulate in Gram-negative bacteria, methods of preparing the compounds, and methods of using the compounds to inhibit or kill microbes, and methods of treating microbial infections, such as Gram-negative bacterial infections. Compounds selected for conversion to potential Gram-negative antibacterial compounds were identified based on compounds having low globularity and low flexibility. Amine substituents were then strategically added to the selected compounds to provide compounds having antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISInventors: Paul J. Hergenrother, Emily Jane Geddes, Bryon Shane Drown, Stephen E. Motika, Erica Nicole Parker
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Patent number: 11953100Abstract: A valve apparatus, in particular for a cooling system of a vehicle, includes a housing having at least two fluid connectors, a valve device which can be adjusted at least between a first valve position and a second valve position, and a drive for adjusting the valve device between the first valve position and the second valve position. The valve apparatus includes a fail-safe adjustment device in order to transfer the valve device from the first valve position into the second valve position in the event of an incident in which the power supply, in particular that of the vehicle, is interrupted.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Peter Quade, Torsten Hauk
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Patent number: 11950743Abstract: A dishwasher (1), in particular a commercial dishwasher (1), which is in the form of a box-type dishwasher and has a treatment chamber (2) which can be closed and in which washware can be treated in accordance with a predefined or predefinable treatment program, wherein a washware detector apparatus (51) is designed to detect the type of washware to be, wherein the washware detector apparatus (51) has an optical identification system, which is oriented toward the washware to be treated, and an evaluation device, wherein the optical identification system is designed to record at least a portion of the light reflected by the washware to be treated as a reflection image, and wherein the evaluation device is designed to automatically distinguish between different types of washware on the basis of the recorded reflection image, wherein the extent of the reflection provides information about the type of washware.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Harald Disch, Björn S. Himmelsbach, Markus Heidt, Verena Wiedenhöfer
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Patent number: 11952809Abstract: An actuating device (1) for a lock of a vehicle, which is arranged, or can be arranged, on a vehicle, wherein the actuating device (1) has an actuating component (10), which is to be grasped manually and which can be brought from a stowed position into a standby position, wherein the stowed position is a position in which the actuating component (10) to be grasped is stowed and wherein the standby position is a position in which the actuating component can be grasped by a user, wherein the actuating component (10) is operatively connected, or can be operatively connected, to at least the lock of the vehicle in such a way that the lock can be opened by actuating the actuating component. A vehicle door having such an actuating device and a vehicle having such a vehicle door are also contemplated.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Roland Och, Joachim Oberst
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Patent number: 11951178Abstract: A nanoparticle delivery system designed for sustained delivery of microRNA-150 (miR-150) to FLT3-overexpressing acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells, the delivery system comprising poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers complexed with miR-150, wherein at least one dendrimer is surface-functionalized with a ligand specific for FLT3 receptor, and methods for treating AML characterized by FLT3-overexpression are provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignees: University of Cincinnati, University of Chicago, The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisInventors: Jianjun Chen, Seungpyo Hong, Xi Jiang, Zejuan Li
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Patent number: 11951779Abstract: A system (40) for transmitting control pressures and/or working pressures from a wheel-hub pressure medium supply (20, 21, 22), in particular from a wheel-hub pressure medium rotary union (21), to a vehicle rim (2) mounted on the wheel hub (1). The system (40) has a receiving part (41), which has a central region (55) with a central opening (44) and at least one extension region (43) projecting radially from the central region (55), at least in some regions. The receiving part (41) can be connected to the wheel hub (1) by means of the at least one radially projecting extension region (43), in a detachable way, and the control pressures and/or working pressures can be transmitted from the wheel-hub pressure medium supply (20, 21, 22) to the opening (44).Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Eva Tritschler, Christiane Schwarz, Roland Braun, Henry Klemm, Martin Spindler, Bruno Schulze Selting
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Patent number: 11950739Abstract: A wash arm (1) for a commercial dishwasher (50), with a wash arm housing (2) which extends in a longitudinal direction and in which at least one inlet for supplying washing liquid and at least one nozzle opening for spraying the supplied washing liquid are formed, wherein at least one cleaning opening (4) with an assigned opening/closing mechanism (5) is provided preferably at at least one end region of the wash arm housing (2), wherein the opening/closing mechanism (5) is designed to automatically open for thorough rinsing of at least one region of the wash arm housing (2) in particular as required and to automatically close for ending the thorough rinsing of the at least one region of the wash arm housing (2) in particular as required.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventor: Adrian Boldt
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Publication number: 20240109688Abstract: A container includes an outer box and an insert sized to fit inside the outer box. The insert includes a bottom wall, a first lateral end coupled to the bottom wall, and a second lateral end coupled to the bottom wall. The first lateral end opposes the second lateral end. The first lateral end may include a first outer wall and a first cradle wall spaced apart from the first outer wall. The first cradle wall may include a first cutout shaped to receive a flange at a first end of a spool of material. The second lateral end may include a second outer wall and a second cradle wall spaced apart from the second outer wall. The second cradle may include a second cutout opening shaped to receive a second end of the spool of the material. The insert may be formed from a rigid material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Mathew Bednarz, Karah Bishop, Alexander Lewis, Michael J. Schwab
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Publication number: 20240109934Abstract: Novel Fusidic Acid (FA) based compounds that have equivalent potency against clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Enterococcus faecium (E. faecium) as well as an improved resistance profile in vitro when compared to FA. Importantly, the new compounds display efficacy against a FA-resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus in a soft-tissue murine infection model. This disclosure delineates the structural features of FA necessary for potent antibiotic activity and demonstrates that the resistance profile can be improved for this scaffold and target.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISInventors: Paul J. HERGENROTHER, Martin GARCIA CHAVEZ
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Patent number: 11944966Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an apparatus comprising: a membrane, wherein the membrane has a first side and a second side, wherein the membrane has a first pore disposed therein, wherein the first pore extends through the membrane from the first side of the membrane to the second side of the membrane, wherein the membrane has a second pore disposed therein, and wherein the second pore extends through the membrane from the first side of the membrane to the second side of the membrane; a first channel disposed on the first side of the membrane, wherein the first channel is along a first longitudinal axis; a second channel disposed on the first side of the membrane, wherein the second channel is along a second longitudinal axis, and wherein the first channel and the second channel are disposed side by side adjacent to each other; a third channel disposed on the second side of the membrane, wherein the third channel is along a third longitudinal axis, wherein the third channel is inType: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISInventor: Aleksei Aksimentiev
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Patent number: 11945300Abstract: A charging or fueling recess for use in a body opening of a vehicle, which has a recess body and a hinge housing as a rigid part made of a first plastic, wherein the recess body is formed integrally with the hinge housing, wherein the hinge housing has a lower part and an upper part, wherein the charging or fueling recess also has a hinge housing sealing body as a flexible part made of a second plastic which is softer than the first plastic, wherein the hinge housing sealing body is arranged at least sectionally between the lower part and the upper part, wherein the recess body, the hinge housing and the hinge housing sealing body are produced using a two-component injection-molding process.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventor: Werner Krauss
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Patent number: 11945057Abstract: A welding-type power system than includes a power supply, a DC power bus, an energy storage device, and a bi-directional converter. The bi-directional converter configured to connect the DC power bus to the energy storage device, and further configured to convert power from the DC power bus to the energy storage device to charge the energy storage device, and to convert power from the energy storage device to the DC power bus in response to a power demand on the DC power bus. The bi-directional converter further configured to balance the DC power bus. A controller is configured to control the duty cycle of the bi-directional converter in order to balance the DC power bus, and control the flow of power between the energy storage device and the DC power bus.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventor: James Frank Ulrich
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Patent number: 11946696Abstract: The present application discloses an end barrier box for blocking ambient gases from entering a hearth of a reflow oven, including: a box body, wherein the box body includes a bottom and a top, the bottom has a mounting bottom plate, the top has an opening, the box body further includes a pair of side walls, and the side walls are oppositely disposed; and a plurality of deflectors, wherein each of the plurality of deflectors is mounted between the pair of side walls, each of the plurality of deflectors includes at least three fins, and the at least three fins are mounted on the mounting bottom plate and extend upward from the mounting bottom plate. According to the end barrier box of the present application, the deflector is set to include at least three fins, so that the deflector can be easily disassembled without disassembling the rails, which is convenient for cleaning and maintenance of the end barrier box.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: Daopeng Wei
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Patent number: 11945208Abstract: A movable cart includes a housing configured to move along a horizontal surface and a plurality of shelves supported by the housing Each shelf of the plurality of shelves is configured to move between a retracted in which the shelf is positioned within the housing and an extended position in which the shelf extends from the housing. The movable cart further includes a sensing system configured to determine whether each shelf of the plurality of shelves is in the retracted position and a type of item supported by the shelf. Other aspects of the movable cart are further disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: James Lynch, Kenneth J. King, Patsy A. Mattero, William A. Losiewicz
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Patent number: 11947094Abstract: A vision system is used in a stencil printer configured to print an assembly material on an electronic substrate. The vision system includes a housing, a dual camera assembly supported by the housing and a prism assembly supported by the housing and configured with the dual camera assembly to provide a first optical path that looks vertically up at a bottom of a stencil and a second optical path that looks vertically down on an electronic substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: Thomas C. Prentice
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Publication number: 20240100720Abstract: A vacuum head and corresponding method for moving product at the end of a robotic arm includes a housing having a product contact surface. An array of at least two rows and at least three ranks of valves are arranged with respect to the product contact surface. A solenoid is connected with respect to each of the valves to selectively activate air pressure in one or more valves thereby enabling multiple switchable zones on the product contact surface and thereby enable transfer of product between stations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Brian Keith Merritt, Brett Alan Stripe
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Patent number: D1022259Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: Ian Ross Ferrier